NATION Three-Front Diplomacy A Medium Leap Forward? Battling to take on Reagan Capitol Primary Campaigning by the Numbers Poisons That Won't Go Away Watt: Adding Coal to the Fires Texas Massacre The Presidency by Hugh Sidey: Using Words as Weapons (The Presidency/Hugh Sidey) WORLD Central America: Aiming To Gain Ground (Central America) Lebanon: Strange Sounds of Silence (Lebanon) A Fighter Pilot Turned Negotiator Northern Ireland: The I.R.A.'s Great Escape (Northern Ireland) Angola: A Ghost of Its Former Self (Angola) Mexico: Oil Union Blues (Mexico) Soviet Union: Wrong Stuff (Soviet Union) HEALTH & MEDICINE Medicine: Putting Lids on Medicare Costs (Medicine) Press - : Giving Rebirth to the Monitor (Medicine / Press--) SPORT Sport: Our Cup Runneth Under BUSINESS Bitter, Deadly Dogfights (Economy & Business) Too Big a Bang for the Buck (Economy & Business) Trouble at the Credit Union (Economy & Business) Merging to Build New Empires (Economy & Business) Mournful Music (Economy & Business) Vintage Deal (Economy & Business) EDUCATION The Bold Quest For Quality (COVER STORY) Education: The CRT Before the Horse ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Art: Master of Anxiety and Balance (Art) Dance: Minimalists 3 (Dance) Books: Tales of Lovers and Haters (Books) Books: Making Do (Books) Books: Correspondent (Books) Books: Editors' Choice: Oct. 10, 1983 (Books) Books: Best Sellers: Oct. 10, 1983 (Books) MILESTONES You Got the Part, Ben Milestones: Oct. 10, 1983 PEOPLE On the Record: Oct. 10, 1983 TO OUR READERS A Letter From The Publisher: Oct. 10, 1983 (A Letter From The Publisher) LETTERS Letters: Oct. 10, 1983 ESSAY Essay: On Apologies, Authentic and Otherwise